Mission Concepcion
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Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña (also Mission Concepcion) was established in 1716 as Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de los Hainais in East Texas. The mission was moved in 1731 to San Antonio. Founded by Franciscan
friars, this is the best preserved of the Texas missions
.
The Battle of Concepción
was fought here on October 28, 1835 between Mexican troops under Colonel Domingo Ugartechea
and Texian
insurgents led by James Bowie and James Fannin
. The 30-minute engagement, is described as "the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution
" by historian J.R. Edmondson.
Located at 807 Mission Road, Concepcion was designated a National Historic Landmark
on April 15, 1970 and is part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
.
Restoration of the mission's interior was completed in March 2010 after six months of work. Regular church services are still held every Sunday.
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
friars, this is the best preserved of the Texas missions
Spanish missions in Texas
The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land. The missions...
.
The Battle of Concepción
Battle of Concepcion
The Battle of Concepción was fought on October 28, 1835 between Mexican troops under Colonel Domingo Ugartechea and Texian insurgents led by James Bowie and James Fannin. The 30-minute engagement, which historian J.R...
was fought here on October 28, 1835 between Mexican troops under Colonel Domingo Ugartechea
Domingo Ugartechea
Domingo de Ugartechea was a 19th century Mexican Army officer for the Republic of Mexico.-Early years:He served for Joaquín de Arredondo in 1813...
and Texian
Texian
Texian is an archaic, mostly defunct 19th century demonym which defined a settler of current-day Texas, one of the southern states of the United States of America which borders the country of Mexico...
insurgents led by James Bowie and James Fannin
James Fannin
James Walker Fannin, Jr. was a 19th-century U.S. military figure on the Texas Army and leader during the Texas Revolution of 1835–36...
. The 30-minute engagement, is described as "the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836...
" by historian J.R. Edmondson.
Located at 807 Mission Road, Concepcion was designated a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
on April 15, 1970 and is part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives...
.
Restoration of the mission's interior was completed in March 2010 after six months of work. Regular church services are still held every Sunday.
See also
- Spanish missions in TexasSpanish missions in TexasThe Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land. The missions...
- Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo
- Mission San Juan CapistranoMission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in 1731 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order, on the eastern banks of the San Antonio River in present-day Bexar County, Texas...
- Mission San Francisco de la Espada
- Espada AcequiaEspada AcequiaThe Espada Acequia, or Piedras Creek Aqueduct, was built by Franciscan friars in 1731 in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was built to supply irrigation water to the lands near Mission San Francisco de la Espada, today part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park...
External links
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- Mission Conception parish
- Mission Conception entry at Handbook of Texas Online
- Mission Senora de la Purisima Concepcion, Church, 807 Mission Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX: 17 photos, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, 2 color transparencies, at Historic American Building Survey
- Mission Senora de la Purisima Concepcion, Convent, 807 Mission Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX: 3 photos, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, 1 color transparency, at Historic American Building Survey